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calculate_typical_price

Calculate the Typical Price for a given trading pair using Binance OHLCV data

How to control calculate_typical_price ↓

What calculate_typical_price does on Crypto Indicators

AI agents call calculate_typical_price to retrieve information from Crypto Indicators without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

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Why calculate_typical_price needs a policy

This tool fetches market data from Binance and performs a mathematical calculation (Typical Price = (High + Low + Close) / 3). It is purely read/query in nature with no writes, executions, or destructive actions.

From the tool's definition 'Calculate the Typical Price for a given trading pair using Binance OHLCV data' — retrieves OHLCV data and computes a technical indicator, no side effects

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access calculate_typical_price gives an agent:

How to control calculate_typical_price

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Crypto Indicators, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for calculate_typical_price:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "calculate_typical_price": {}
  }
}

calculate_typical_price is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register Crypto Indicators — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about calculate_typical_price

What does the calculate_typical_price tool do? +

Calculate the Typical Price for a given trading pair using Binance OHLCV data. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crypto Indicators MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on calculate_typical_price? +

Register the Crypto Indicators MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for calculate_typical_price: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Crypto Indicators. Nothing to install.

What risk level is calculate_typical_price? +

calculate_typical_price is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit calculate_typical_price? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the calculate_typical_price rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.

How do I block calculate_typical_price completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for calculate_typical_price. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.

What MCP server provides calculate_typical_price? +

calculate_typical_price is provided by the Crypto Indicators MCP server (kukapay/crypto-indicators-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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